Thousands of soldiers have been facing off since April on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), or the de facto border, including at the glacial Pangong Tso lake. 2021 February 21, Sanjeev Miglani, Yew Lun Tian, “Hundreds protest S.China project over pollution worries”, in Giles Elgood, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 11 Oct 2021:
However, a major sore point in Indo-Chinese relations remains an ongoing standoff at the countries' de facto border, the Line of Actual Control (LAC), in the Himalayas, which analysts say is indicative of a larger rivalry. 2023 August 23, Wesley Rahn, Murali Krishnan, Yuchen Li, “BRICS: Can China and India overcome differences at summit?”, in Shamil Shams, editor, Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2023, Politics:
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